By Victoria Walsh As architects, it is easy to fall into echo chambers — speaking to the same audiences about the same trends, materials, and ideas that shape our profession. But on April 16, 2026, those conversations broke out of the studio and into the broader world, bringing together voices from academia, medicine, the justice […]
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Justin Cutler to exit as Atlanta Parks and Rec commissioner
After four years Atlanta Parks and Recreation Commissioner Justin Cutler is set to exit the role, according to park insiders. He will host a going away party later this week. Cutler joined in 2022, in the midst of some major Atlanta park improvements. He brought over 20 years of local government experience from places like […]
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Free World Cup celebration to coming to Pittsburgh Yards
As Atlanta prepares to welcome global visitors for the World Cup, the Atlanta Beltline is planning a two-day festival designed to celebrate the city’s culture, food, music and community spirit along the Southside Trail. Atlanta Beltline Fest will take place June 20-21 at Pittsburgh Yards and will feature live match screenings, musical performances, local vendors […]
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Tangled up in Trump: The Republican primaries at midpoint
t goes without saying that President Donald Trump is tangled up every which way in this year’s elections in Georgia. The question is what difference that’s going to make.
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Georgia eliminates key economic development incentives and tax credits
For the past 12 years, Area Development Magazine has ranked Georgia the No. 1 state for business. Now economic developers in the state are concerned that Georgia’s business-friendly reputation could be at stake after the General Assembly eliminated about a dozen tax incentives and tax credits used to attract investment to the state. Among the […]
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The Oldest Child
When George moved from his home in Alabama to the City of Atlanta, he was only 16 years old but, none the less, he was acutely aware that the responsibility for the well-being of his mother and his 5-siblings rested squarely on his shoulders. Amid the fervor and chaos of an Atlanta recovering from the […]
Posted inGlobal Health & Development
Be Vocal: Raising Awareness on Women’s Health
As a doctor of Obstetrics and Gynocology, Jaclyn Nunziato moved from New York to Roanoke, Virginia with a deep understanding of the importance of healthcare during pregnancy. So, when she discovered that many women in southwest Virginia were struggling to access the education and resources they needed to navigate their pregnancy and postpartum experiences, she […]
Posted inSecuring Atlanta's Future
When Women Can’t Afford to Work, Atlanta Pays the Price
By Danita V. Knight, President & CEO, YWCA Greater Atlanta For generations, women have navigated the competing demands of work, caregiving, and economic stability. But for many across Atlanta today, that balance is becoming increasingly unsustainable. Atlanta’s economy depends on the labor, leadership, and contributions women provide every day. Yet across our region, more women […]
Posted inPoverty & Equity
Housing is Just a Start: Why the Path from Homelessness to Self-Sufficiency Isn’t Linear
During Mental Health Awareness Month, we are reminded that healing and stability rarely follow a straight line. The same is true for the journey out of homelessness. While receiving the keys to a home is a significant milestone worth celebrating, housing is not the finish line. For many individuals and families, it marks the beginning […]
Posted inCorporate Community Impact
Nominations Open for the 2026 CVC IMPACT Awards Celebrating Corporate Community Leadership
By: Kim Beasley, CVC Volunteer and Member Partner Do you know a company that goes above and beyond for our beloved hometown Atlanta? Now is the time to give them the recognition they deserve! The Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) of Atlanta is now accepting nominations for the 2026 IMPACT Awards. This annual awards event, now in […]
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Atlanta Thrive Summit spotlights youth housing crisis and pathways to stability
Atlanta’s housing affordability crisis is increasingly impacting young adults, a challenge leaders, advocates and young people gathered to address during the Atlanta Thrive Summit hosted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation at Pittsburgh Yards on May 8. The summit focused on how housing instability, food insecurity and gaps in support systems are shaping the lives […]
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Memorial Day observance events around metro Atlanta
Numerous Memorial Day events will take place this holiday weekend to honor the men and women who died while serving the United States. Here are six observances taking place around the metro area. Oakland Cemetery Oakland Cemetery will host a veterans tour at 11 a.m. Sunday. Visitors will learn about veterans from the Mexican-American War, […]
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Verdict in real time: Nina Simone ‘In Concert’
A hush can carry just as much voltage as a shout, and Nina Simone understood how to wire a room accordingly. Nina Simone in Concert does not open like a performance so much as a tribunal already in progress, as if the audience has walked in mid-verdict, the charges already read aloud. Long before this […]
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Atlanta launches new World Cup ‘Cultural Exchange’ at former CNN Center
With only 25 days until the 2026 FIFA World Cup lands in Atlanta, the city is making its final preparations to welcome the world. The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs is the latest to join a roster of projects like Centennial Yards, SoDo and Decatur WatchFest with the Atlanta Cultural Exchange – the city’s new “cultural […]
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Focus is a strategy: How nonprofits survive the reset
Nonprofits have always been asked to do more with less. What they face now is something different — not a cyclical squeeze, but a structural one. In 2025, the sector hit a fiscal cliff as the last of the COVID-era stimulus funding expired. That alone would have been disruptive. Layered on top of it came […]
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AI can help us be more human at work — if we let It
It’s hard to forget the TPS report. In the film “Office Space,” the now-iconic gag hinges on a piece of paperwork so trivial —and so obsessively formatted — that it becomes a symbol of everything hollow about corporate life. The joke lands because it feels absurd: a man reprimanded, repeatedly, for not putting the right […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: World Cup WatchFest in Decatur, Color Book on Netflix, World-class BBQ at Sweet Auburn
Decatur WatchFest ’26 to show 60-plus World Cup matches on the Square Decatur WatchFest ’26 has received approval from FIFA to show more than 60 World Cup matches on three large screens on the Decatur Square between June 11 and July 19. At least one match will be shown on the Square each day, including […]
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Behind the hammers and hard hats, The Carter Work Project tells a deeper Atlanta housing story
The sound of hammers echoed through Langston Park as volunteers raised walls under the Georgia sun. Future homeowners walked through unfinished frames, imagining kitchens, bedrooms and the possibility of staying rooted in a city where housing feels increasingly out of reach. Held May 3-8 in southwest Atlanta, the 2026 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project […]
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Robb Pitts, Mo Ivory face off for Fulton chair
Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts will face former Commissioner Mo Ivory in a June 16 runoff election. Pitts and Ivory emerged from a three-person primary race Tuesday that also included Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. According to Fulton election results, Ivory received the most votes with 40% (64,188), followed by Pitts with 35% […]
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College Park police officer shortage ‘unsustainable,’ residents say
The number of College Park police officers on patrol at night is “frighteningly” low, a resident told city leaders who are hearing ongoing concerns about officer retention. During a public hearing Monday on the city’s 2027 fiscal year budget, resident Sherry Godfrey urged city council to increase the starting salary for police officers from $55,000 […]
